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"Syria's prime minister fled the country on Monday, denouncing the "terrorist
regime" of Bashar al-Assad as the United States hailed the highest level
government defection as a sign the Syrian president was losing his grip.

Riyad Hijab, who like much of the opposition comes from Syria's Sunni Muslim
majority, was not part of Assad's inner circle, but as prime minister and the most
senior civilian official to defect his departure dealt a symbolic blow to an
establishment rooted in the president's minority Alawite sect.

Opposition figures, buoyant despite setbacks in recent heavy fighting around
Damascus and Aleppo, spoke of an extensive and long-planned operation to spirit
not just Hijab but numerous members of his extended family across the Jordanian
border."

"The United States and its allies are discussing a worst-case scenario that could
require tens of thousands of ground troops to go into Syria to secure chemical
and biological weapons sites following the fall of President Bashar al-Assad's
government, according to U.S. and diplomatic officials."

"The Free Syrian Army has acquired surface-to-air Stinger missiles but they have not
been used yet, a source in the Syrian opposition told Al Arabiya. The U.S.-based
source said the missiles were not used against the Syrian Army fighter jet downed
last Monday. The source said it was shot down by anti-aircraft guns."

When three puppygirls named after pastries are on top of each other, it is called Eclair a'la menthe et Biscotti aux fraises avec beaucoup de Ricotta sur le dessus.
Most of all, you have to be disciplined and you have to save, even if you hate our current financial system. Because if you don't save, then you're guaranteed to end up with nothing.

"During a week that witnessed deadly artillery exchanges between Syria and
Turkey and a tense showdown over a plane purportedly ferrying munitions from
Russia, the arrival of 150 U.S. troops in Jordan was likely to be viewed as token
support for an ally coping with a refugee influx from Syria's civil war.

The deployment, though, may be a response to mounting concerns at the
Pentagon and among European and Middle East allies that Syria's stockpile of
chemical weapons could fall into the hands of hostile forces if the embattled
regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad is eventually toppled.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta disclosed little about the special-forces
mission to Jordan when he confirmed it at a meeting of NATO defense ministers in
Brussels on Wednesday. But he noted that the United States has been working
closely with Jordan to keep track of Syria's weapons of mass destruction as the
19-month-old rebellion grinds on."

If Assad tries something similar to suppress the Syrian rebellion, it's gonna be one
helluva mess.

There's also a chance that Islamic radicals might get their hands on some of that
stuff when the Syrian government finally collapses. Which could also be one
helluva mess.

You still don't explain why it would be worse than just regular bombs. And Assad is already sending in tanks and airstrikes, poison gas would NOT increase the suffering any more than what was already there. This is why in general BC attacks are not considered useful in conventional war any more.
Sure, it's a warcrime. But so is water-boarding. Americans don't care about war crimes any more. This is actually terrorism working as intended; Terrorists win not by killing civilians, but by making civilians so frightened that they destroy their own principles and cause a collapse in society. Like agreeing to indefinite detention without trial or torture. Americans are OKAY with it, because they have been brainwashed by Terrorists. Terrorists have already won.

BC weapons are not easy to use properly. And the effort required is not worth the result compared to conventional stuff. Asymmetrical war is always about doing as much damage as you can, as cheaply as you can. Your fear of BC is unjustified when you are more likely to get blown up by IEDs or just shot by a sniper.